UCLA Recognized for Excellence in Zero Waste Efforts
By Kikei Wong UCLA Zero Waste Manager UCLA was recognized by the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) with The Outstanding Higher Education Program Award, given annually to an institution of higher…
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UCLA and LADWP Team Up for Energy Efficiency Savings
Key LADWP customer, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) received a nearly $1.4 million rebate for energy efficiency upgrades at its Broad Art Center and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center….
Finding a Job Post Graduation
By UCLA Alumni Class of 2020 Job searching is usually a strange period of time, and that goes double for anyone graduating during the pandemic. I graduated in 2020 in…
Fighting Food Insecurity and Reducing Waste
By Kristida Chhour 2020-21 Zero Waste Ambassador In an exciting collaboration, UCLA Zero Waste and the Community Programs Office (CPO) have teamed up to create the UCLA Food Recovery Implementation…
Conscious Commuting
By Kyle Hickey Student Assistant for the UCLA Office of Sustainability After nearly a year and a half of online instruction, the time is finally coming for the long-awaited return…
Shopping Sustainably on Amazon
By Kyle Hickey Student Assistant for the UCLA Office of Sustainability As we have retreated into our homes during this pandemic, many of us have turned to online shopping to…
Sustainable Graduation
By Kikei Wong UCLA Zero Waste Manager Graduation is a time of celebration. We all crave that picture-perfect moment with confetti, glitter, champagne, and balloons. However, these products litter the…
Celebrate the Holidays with a Toyon Trek
By Liz Kennedy Director of Ethical Labor and Sustainability at Trademarks & Licensing, ASUCLA While we all remain vigilant to be safe and not crowded inside during the coming holiday…
Make this Thanksgiving the Cleanest, Greenest Ever
By Liz Kennedy Director of Ethical Labor and Sustainability at Trademarks & Licensing, ASUCLA As we travel fewer miles from home this year to stay safe during the pandemic, Thanksgiving…
Youth Practices For Sustainability
By Tania G. Malik High School Student in Singapore, Prospective UCLA Student Climate change and its adverse effects are rapidly becoming more worrisome. Consequently, our way of living faces intimidating…